Snap on's new cordless CTS561 screwdriver

[spoolin spec v]

I have heard ALOT of mixed reviews about this tool. I heard people praise it, and people Say it was total junk.
well I picked one up last week, And have used it a few times yesterday, and today. I must say, I am VERY impressed. it comes with a case, Charger (only took 45 min to get full charge from dead) , Two battery, and a Phillips / flat head screw combo. My snap on guy, also threw in a 1/4 inch chuck for my 1/4 inch sockets. All for 129.00 bucks.

Like I said, I have been using it yesterday, and today, and it has been working FLAWLESSLY. and i am still on the same battery.

but I would deff. recommend this for anyone, who is thinking about getting one. AND, its only 129 bucks. cant argue with that!

 

[JeepsAreBuilt]

Yeah, it is a nice tool. I have one it broke a lil over a year having it. Everyone's in my shop had broke as well. My switch suddenly fell out. I cant get a new one.. b/o on snapon's website. I only used mine as a screwdriver, not a nut driver, so I didnt use mine very hard either. And yeah, that battery will last you quite a while.. its pretty nice.

 

[kool55]

I have one too. Love it. Small and powerful.Just bought the bluepoint tip assortment for it.

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

I would consider a Bosch, if I were looking for a battery powered screwdriver. But I have OTHER cordless screwdrivers, cordless hammers, etc.

 

[TheToolMan]

I had that screwdriver for 2 weeks and thought it was junk after i picked up the Bosch ps-40 for 1/2 price at home depot, I hate that it dosent have varible speed, Stripping screws is very easy to do with this, Try the Bosch you will change your mind on it.

 

[spoolin spec v]

apperntly, this is the newer version with a clucth in it?

 

[joshboogie]

I've got one and it's been great so far. I've had it for maybe 5 months now and I beat on it. It'll put self tappers in sheet metal with no problem. I'd say it's the most used tool I have right now (car audio installation). Another guy I work with has one and he's had it well over a year and no issues so far.

 

[svtcobra]

I have had mine for over a year and I would say that I use it atleast 5 times a day. I use it for doing window motors in cars and they are usually 10-12mm and I crank on it, I use it for intakes on 3.4-3.8 anything bigger then a 13-1/2 I use air but I love this tool and would have to find something if I broke it.

 

[OpOrange]

ive got the new one, with the clutch on it for adjusting torque, i really like mine

 

[ricleh]

I am very happy with the small Snapon screwdriver. It has plenty of power and is easy to control and gets into tight spaces. I have never owned a Bosch tool that wasn't a total piece of ****. I would not accept a Bosch tool if someone offered to give it to me free.

Rick

 

[brockanderson]

i just got one with a clutch and i find it great
i use it more than my 14.4 bosch

 

[Hawk321]

Have my Bosch GSR 10,8 V-LI here for over 3 years and it works still fine...when the akku is empty, I charge it full in 15 minutes...!!! Have a really nice LED on it and smooth adjustable torque clutch.
The button can be pushed lightly to have different speeds...

At all...Snap-On's screwdriver ***** for this price.

 

[amosoils]

I have broken mine 3 times. I picked up a makita 2 driver 10.8v set at HD for $189 and love them. One is a impact and the other is a driver with adjustable clutch. I hope you have better luck than I did with the snap-on.

 

[brockanderson]

update on my cordless snap-on drill
ive had nothing but problems with the drill and the batteries
im waiting on new batteries from my snap-on guy

 

[Bo Heck]

aw man, that really *****. I just ordered a bosch ps 40 and ps 20 here together for a great price. Hopefully it will get worked out, thanks a lot for the update.

 

[Weedwaka]

I have broken mine 3 times. I picked up a makita 2 driver 10.8v set at HD for $189 and love them. One is a impact and the other is a driver with adjustable clutch. I hope you have better luck than I did with the snap-on.

We have this Makita set also. It is amazing !!

My boss has the Snap on set shown above and I use it quite a bit. I like it for small trim screws and that and I LOVE the flashlight that came with it however the Makita set is 100x better and 100x better value.

We got the case with the two 10.8v Makita impact driver/drill combo and a giant free bit set for 160.00 Canadian !! Way more balls than the snap on unit and two batteries !!

 

[nissan_crawler]

My Snap-On dealer has quite a few used Snappy drivers, and sells the Bosch ones.

 

[LGMechanical]

I own one with the blue point bit set. I love it. Not problems with it at all. It's small and fits in tight spots and I have used it to drive self tapping screws through panels.

I have owned mine since October '08.

 

[Junkman]

After reading this thread, I decided that I wanted one. I called a friend that has a local dealer, and got it last week. I paid $99 for mine, which I thought was a good deal. He said that they were on sale..

 

[pinkertonk]

I love mine. It gets used nearly every day. My favorite thing is the rocker switch. Top tightens, bottom loosens. Beats heck out of a switch that has to be pressed.

 

[tankboy_taylor]

I have one it works great and is tough Ive dropped it a few times

 

[Paul W]

I purchased a new one with clutch when they came out, $150. Pile of ****, finally made dealer refund me. Batteries are garbage, cant get through one heater core without switching the battery out 2 or 3 times. I am well versed in NiCad maintenence and take care of my batts as best I can, I dont know what cells SO uses but they need to upgrade. when I first got it I loved it, wondered how I lived without it.
Paul

 

[APEowner]

I've got two of them. They're both the non-clutch style and they're both over a year old. I've never had a problem with either of them. One of them geta used just about every day. I use them on any fastener with a 1/2" or smaller head.

 

[Vinko]

Have any of you checked out the Metabo? There's a super small one that's supposed to be pretty powerful. It's not on the CPO site, and as I recall, it was pretty expensive, but I'm so happy with my Metabo grinder -- it's so well-built and impressively constructed -- that I'd get one of these if I could. Of course, my old Dewalt won't seem to die.

 

[bry@n]

I've heard that Metabo tools were good as well as the Panasonics.

I have the Milwaukee screwdriver, the one that doesn't have the clutch function. It is awesome for what I use it for and have no issues. I got mine for $29 at Homedepot.